#Rainy days are coming, Mayor Adams: Save big now

#Rainy days are coming, Mayor Adams: Save big now

“Rainy days are coming, Mayor Adams: Save big now” Citizens Budget Commission chief Andrew Rein rightly calls on Mayor Eric Adams to put more than half of $4.5 billion in newfound revenue (over two years) into reserve funds to ensure that essential public services are protected when the next recession hits. We’d be happy if…

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#City Council’s massive budget ignores reality and inflation

#City Council’s massive budget ignores reality and inflation

“City Council’s massive budget ignores reality and inflation” Last month, Mayor Eric Adams proposed a $101 billion city budget for the fiscal year that starts in July, about 1% more than de Blasio’s final budget. Now the City Council is rewriting the document. The council’s massive proposed spending increase shows that if the mayor isn’t living fully…

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#Schools preliminary budget reflects student enrollment drop

#Schools preliminary budget reflects student enrollment drop

“Schools preliminary budget reflects student enrollment drop” The city’s Department of Education is determined to attract families to the public school system — but is bracing for the reality if it can’t. Schools Chancellor David Banks addressed the City Council’s education committee Monday on the proposed education budget, which accounts for student enrollment predictions and…

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#Eric Adams get$ it!: Goodwin

#Eric Adams get$ it!: Goodwin

“#Eric Adams get$ it!: Goodwin” Heart be still, New York is about to get a mayor who understands that money doesn’t grow on trees and that the rich are not evil. Eric Adams continues to distinguish himself from Mayor Putz in all the right ways. The Brooklyn Borough president won the Democratic primary by being…

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#A Big Apple to-do list for our new gov

#A Big Apple to-do list for our new gov

“#A Big Apple to-do list for our new gov” Kathy Hochul, unelected governor, has no mandate from voters. Nor does she have any experience in managing a large government, negotiating with a state legislature, crafting a budget or setting public-works policies.  And she still may be the best thing that’s happened to New York state…

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#Curtis Sliwa leads NYC rally against Rikers Island shutdown

#Curtis Sliwa leads NYC rally against Rikers Island shutdown

“#Curtis Sliwa leads NYC rally against Rikers Island shutdown” Republican mayoral hopeful Curtis Sliwa rallied with Queens residents Friday to oppose the $9 billion plan to replace Rikers Island with four borough jails– citing costs and public safety concerns. “All you’re going to do in having community jails, that we can’t afford, is spread the…

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